Episode
The Repair Shop: Series 11, Episode 25
Overview
A prankster postman’s brass horn is revived along with a historic 1920s tiny teddy bear that doubles up as a perfume bottle.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2023-08-25
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Series 11, Episode 25 is Episode 13 in Series 12 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2023-08-25. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 12: Series 11, Episode 24
The experts revive a 100-year-old shipping log charting the bravery of a seafarer during World War II. And a tiny table with rickety legs is put back on its feet.
Episode 14: Series 11, Episode 26
A wooden desk used by a leading member of the Suffragette movement is given a new lease of life alongside a mannequin from an East End tailor’s shop bombed in the Blitz.
More episodes from this season
Episode 11: Series 11, Episode 23
A small timepiece bought by a mum for her disabled daughter is lovingly restored, while a teddy that has lost its sparkle is revamped in memory of a beloved father.
Episode 15: Series 11, Episode 27
The barn’s to do list includes a metal breadcrumb maker with memories of a childhood in Uruguay and a beloved stuffed toy lamb in need of a full mutton makeover.
Episode 10: Series 11, Episode 22
The experts revive a beloved but rickety old ironing board and a badly broken cupboard that was originally made for a young European couple for their marriage.
Episode 16: Series 11, Episode 28
On the work sheet today is a battered ukelele that’s entertained four generations of a musical family and, thanks to Steve Fletcher, a 1960s split flap clock is on the turn.
Episode 9: Series 11, Episode 21
A handbag repair for a 1960s typist who played a part in trying to make Britain better, and a toy tractor that belonged to a farmer who died in a tragic accident at work.
Episode 17: Series 11, Episode 29
A solo mum has her cherished family crib restored for her new-born baby’s bedtime and a child’s pogo stick, steeped in emotion and years of rust, is dramatically transformed.
Episode 8: NHS Special
The team celebrates 75 years of the NHS by reviving items that include a hospital food trolley and a patient diary belonging to writer Michael Rosen.
Episode 18: Series 11, Episode 30
The barn’s team of crafters is entrusted to transform a worn-out suitcase from Ukraine, a seized up silver locket and a cherished baby doll who’s lost her sheen.
Episode 7: Windrush Special
Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to the UK, the barn fixes four items that celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.
Episode 19
A former professional goalkeeper brings in a 1970s football programme signed by Pele. And a broken guitar that helped a teenager through lockdown is revived.